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Good afternoon everyone,After trolling for the last 12 months on the forum I have decided to post - why? Because action doesn't occur without interaction. I have made a self-proclamation that 2017 will be the year I f...
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Gerting ready to get involved with my first real estate flip. Looking into using a hard money lender to build funds until I can pay cash. Wanting to know some pros and cons of going this route. Trying to get as educat...
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Hello all! I am seeing opinions on my current situation. Hopefully, it doesn’t end up being too terribly confusing. I currently live in central Midland, TX in a 3 bed 2 bath single family home (1480 sq ft) with a valu...
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I own 7 properties (8 doors) in southwest Pennsylvania free and clear. I cash flow about 7k a month after expenses. These are in C locations but my places are on the nicer end of what is available in those locations...
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Hi BP'ers,I'm working on my first property.It is a city property that I own free and clear.I purchased it for 8K ,will put 40k in rehab(60% gutted). ARV might be about 55-60k Its a 3/3 duplex.Projected rents $625-...
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Good morning everyone! My name is Robert and I'm currently a Sales Manager with AutoNation. I was active duty Air Force for ~7.5 years and Reserves for 3 years. I've learned a lot through all of my experiences, but ha...
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Hi all,I'm about to close on my first ever property which is a duplex unit that I intend to live in half of and rent the other half of. What are some best practices/tips for landlords living in the same building as th...
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Hi Guys!I was listening to "The Rental Income Podcast" with Dan Lane and one of his guests Andrew Holmes spoke on a way to build a great foundation for your portfolio when you're starting out and how to pay it down in...
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Hello, as a beginner I am learning how to count all costs for repairs but I can’t find any good estimators or contractors who could help me to find out estimate to fix one big house. I am interesting to buy 5 bedroom ...
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I currently have 2 very nice 3 bed 1300 sq ft houses that I paid full retail mortgage for of $110,000 each 5 years ago. My idea was to buy and hold the 2 properties by paying extra on principal on one and the very min...